2 Aug 2012

QNAP Systems, Inc. announced recently the expansion of its latest business-ready Turbo NAS family, the TS-x69U-RP series, with 2 new rackmount units that really mean business. The expansion includes 4 and 8-drive models, delivering up to 32TB (using 4TB drives) of high-performance networked storage, redundant power supplies for enhanced reliability, and a wealth of business-ready applications for cross-platform file sharing, network-wide backup, server virtualisation storage, and much more.

At the heart of the new models is a Dual-core IntelAtom 2.13GHz CPU, equipped with 1GB DDR3 RAM on TS-469U-RP, 2GB DDR3 RAM on TS-869U-RP, and support for SATA 6Gb/s 2.5” and 3.5” hot-swappable drives to provide the performance demanded by today’s SMBs; critical for keeping businesses running at their highest productivity levels.

“The TS-x69U-RP series are fantastic performers and exceptionally reliable,” said Jason Hsu, QNAP product manager. “QNAP internal testing shows that both writing and reading speeds in typical Windows environments exceed 220 MB/sec in network trunking mode. Legendary QNAP quality and value make these NAS models a business-owner’s dream come true.”

The TS-x69U-RP series provides secure cross-platform file sharing and network-wide backup/data replication for Windows®, Mac®, and Linux/UNIX users, an iSCSI/IP-SAN storage combo solution, and versatile business applications. With VMware® Readyand Citrix® Ready verification, and proven compatibility with the Microsoft®Windows Hyper-V environment, the new series is an ideal shared storage solution for virtualised and clustered environments.

The new TS-x69U-RP series comes with new v3.7 firmware, which provides many business-critical features such as Windows ACL, VPN Server, Windows AD and LDAP support, bandwidth control for Real Time Remote Replication (RTRR) and rsync backup, and the comprehensive Surveillance Station Pro with up to 12 camera support and Vmobile app for iOS® and Android devices.

Key Specs of New Models

  • TS-469U-RP – 4-drive 1U rackmount unit, Dual-core Intel® Atom 2.13 GHz Processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 3GB), 2X Gigabit LAN ports, redundant power supply;
  • TS-869U-RP - 8-drive 2U rackmount unit, Dual-core Intel® Atom 2.13 GHz Processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 4GB), 2X Gigabit LAN ports, redundant power supply.